Scientific communities in the developing world / 
edited by Jacques Gaillard, V.V. Krishna, Roland Waast. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Publications,  1997. 
 - p. cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: Scientific Communities in the Developing World / Jacques Gaillard, V.V. Krishna and Roland Waast -- 2. Sisyphus or the Scientific Communities of Algeria / Ali El Kenz and Roland Waast -- 3. Scientific Communities in Egypt: Emergence and Effectiveness / A.B. Zahlan -- 4. Kenya: Crisis in the Scientific Community / Thomas Owen Eisemon and Charles H. Davis -- 5. The Nigerian Scientific Community: The Colossus with Feet of Clay / Yvon Chatelin, Jacques Gaillard and Anne Sophie Keller -- 6. The Senegalese Scientific Community: Africanization, Dependence and Crisis / Jacques Gaillard -- 7. Science and Technology in South Africa: A New Society in the Making / Jean-Baptiste Meyer -- 8. Twists and Turns in the Formation of the Chinese Scientific Community / Yang Anxian, Shen Aiqun and V.V. Krishna [et al.] -- 9. A Portrait of the Scientific Community in India: Historical Growth and Contemporary Problems / V.V. Krishna. 10. The Thai Scientific Community: Reforms in the NIC of Time? / Charles H. Davis, Jacques Gaillard and Thomas Owen Eisemon -- 11. Bitter Harvest: The Growth of a Scientific Community in Argentina / Hebe Vessuri -- 12. Growing Pains: Brazilian Scientists and their Shifting Roles / Antonio Botelbo and Simon Schwartzman -- 13. Science and Production in Venezuela: Two 'Emergencies' / Rafael Rengifo, Arnoldo Pirela and Rigas Arvanitis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0803993307 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96017807 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--History.--Developing countries<br/>Science--Social aspects--History.--Developing countries
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q127.2  / .S44 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.45091724  / SCI 1997